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This was when I was a kid. My dad had an antenna on the roof from a company called ACS I think. This was back in the 80's The only choices we had were either Prism or HBO. Prism was for the sports people and HBO was for those wanting movies. This was before cable was available in our area at the time.

This was when I was a kid. My dad had an antenna on the roof from a company called ACS I think. This was back in the 80's The only choices we had were either Prism or HBO. Prism was for the sports people and HBO was for those wanting movies. This was before cable was available in our area at the time.

We had the same thing when I was a kid up in Alaska, it was called Spectrum, it was a microwave dish on your roof, but we only had HBO though, no sports channels.

I watch movies more for the shows than the movies:Entourage (great!)Curb Your Enthusiasm (great!)The best show on television that no 1 is watching: The Wire!!!I've been trying John from Cincinatti...weird, but still trying it.Big Love's good.

In the past, they've also had Deadwood, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, etc.

The new movie every Saturday night is also good.

Can't wait for HD for all of them, but most of their shows are already in HD

I have to wonder what the next big HBO series will be. How can you top The Soprano's? Sex & The City, Six Feet Under and The Soprano’s were all defining series for HBO, it’s going to be tough from them to make a comeback in the original series department and try to top their own standards. I do have to hand it to HBO, they know when to call it quits. Often you get these shows that keep on going and going because they’re popular but it goes down hill. I don’t think the phrase ‘Jumped the shark’ applies to any of those three series and extremely loyal fanbases have been built up.

Instead of dropping HBO, I think people should consider dropping Showtime if they have it to protest all the programming popups that SHO has during programs. It is so TNTesque. The only difference is SHO is a premium pay channel where TNT is a commercial channel. Premium channels should be uninterrupted and commercial free. I dropped Showtime because of their disregard for their subscribers and I don't watch TNT anymore because of all the garbage they interrupt program with and their distorted formats. I wish more people would do the same to send a strong message to them.

Instead of dropping HBO, I think people should consider dropping Showtime if they have it to protest all the programming popups that SHO has during programs. It is so TNTesque. The only difference is SHO is a premium pay channel where TNT is a commercial channel. Premium channels should be uninterrupted and commercial free. I dropped Showtime because of their disregard for their subscribers and I don't watch TNT anymore because of all the garbage they interrupt program with and their distorted formats. I wish more people would do the same to send a strong message to them.

One reason not to drop Showtime: Weeds. New season starts Aug. 13th. Agreed, the bug I can do without. But as long as Weeds is on every week, won't be bothered by it much then.

Like a bad habit! Actually they made me wait 30 days since I had recently upgraded a receiver. Some strange rule they have. But then I did it. I had bored with that channel already but waited to see how the Sopranos ended. Zero interest in the strange surf show they have on and Curb stank it up the last couple of seasons. Deadwood and Rome and Extras are gone, and I haven't watched an HBO movie in a long time.

I also got tired of the avant garde and liberal shows they run. I prefer my entertainment w/o being preached to.

I wouldn't want to own stock in that company right now.

Oh yeah, for the last 12 months I'd gotten it free because of an installation screw up. I had just started paying for it again when I dropped it.

I'm dumping HBO after the "Big Love" season finale. My girlfriend loves that show. I'm going to be dumping all of my pay channels except Showtime to let Dish know that I don't appreciate them playing games with the broadcast resolution. (Note: I thought it was better. I didn't realize that I had changed a few of my TV settings.)